Galveston Hurricane (1900)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
wind
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Galveston_Flood_of_1900
gptkb:1900_Galveston_Hurricane
gptkb:Great_Galveston_Hurricane
gptkbp:basinSize gptkb:Atlantic
gptkbp:category Category 5 hurricane
gptkbp:consequence construction of Galveston Seawall
destruction of much of Galveston
decline of Galveston as major port
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1900-09-08
gptkbp:destroyedBy $20 million (1900 USD)
gptkbp:dissipated September 15, 1900
gptkbp:formed August 27, 1900
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galveston Hurricane (1900)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Galveston,_Texas
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 145 mph (230 km/h)
gptkbp:notableFor deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
prompting disaster preparedness measures
prompting improvements in hurricane forecasting
gptkbp:stormSurge 15 feet (4.6 m)
gptkbp:victim 6000–12000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gulf_Coast,_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7